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5 Core Case Study Principles You MUST Know

The case study question is a fundamental portion of any consulting interview. Perhaps you’re a natural at networking, possess a wunderkind resume, and exemplify expert-level interpersonal communication skills. When it comes to evaluating case studies, none of your other skills really matter. The bad news is that case study interview questions require a very particular…

Gallup Consulting Interviews and Culture

With a name that evokes the Wild Wild West, Gallup Consulting just sounds like a fun place to work. However unrelated to horse racing or wrangling, Gallup is an impressive firm - based on strong analytical research and insight-gathering for key clients.  The Gallup Consulting practice is a unique place - easier to break into…

Black Belt Supreme closes May 31!

For the last year, we've been running our popular Black Belt Interviewer course - with tremendous success. Compared to a scary 3% acceptance rate at consulting firms, Black Belts rock - 55% of our participants have received 1 or more offers from top 10 firms. We don't attribute all of their success to us -…

Advanced Consulting Resumes – Video Overview

Recently, we released a video series on Consulting Resumes 101. Today, we continue where we left off with advanced tips to help guide you as you craft and edit your consulting resume. In the following videos, we take a deep dive on consulting resume specifics. We: Share consulting resume formatting tips Outline the 5 sections…

4 Ways to Develop Practical Business Understanding for Consulting

A prospective management consultant without basic business understanding is like a camera tripod with 2 legs — it just won't work. Many History, English, and Art majors, as well as engineers and law students - all of interest to consulting firms, but lacking in business basics - come to us asking how they can develop…

2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC

We love getting daily emails from clients saying, "Your materials were awesome! Your services helped me get my dream job!" Here is one we got recently from John: A few months ago, I wrote you for advice in regards to resources I could use to prep for interviews in consulting. I ended up using some…

Consulting Resume 101 Video Overview

Ever wonder what MBB, the Big 4 firms, and other firms like Accenture or Oliver Wyman are looking for in a consulting resume? During recruiting season, consultants review 100s of resume at a time. Because of the overwhelming size of the applicant pool, your resume has ~10 seconds to make an impression. It's imperative you…

5 Questions with an Associate at BCG London

In today's post, we feature some love from across the pond - and an insider's look at consulting from an Associate at BCG London. This guest post comes to us courtesy of Inside Buzz - make sure you go check out their detailed information on careers in, amongst other things, management consulting. If you want…

Is Consulting Right For You? Video Series

Is consulting right for you? This question has two parts. The first part involves deciding whether working at a consulting firm would be a great fit and a great next step for you career-wise. If you don't know about consulting at all, first watch Why Go Into Consulting? The second part - the one we…

Advisory Board

Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of The Advisory Board Company, now referred to as Advisory Board after its acquisition by Optum. Advisory Board is a professional services firm that offers resources to players who are mainly in the healthcare industry. Advisory Board is perhaps best known for its membership…